Malvern Instruments Ltd has acquired nanoparticle characterization company NanoSight Ltd. The acquisition was completed on 30th September 2013.
Optics
Fast-response photochromic materials based on oil-core capsules
ICN2 and UAB researchers have just reported a new type of fast-response photochromic film that they have developed using oil-filled polymeric cores.
Laser propelled cells
A new tool enables biomechanical studies of individual cells, laser-propelling red blood cells over long distances and monitoring their deformation.
Improving optical communications: better structures or new materials?
Optical fibers are approaching their useful design limit – a new video abstract discusses possible solutions for this essential technology.
A new level for continuous-wave terahertz lasers
A robust surface emitting continuous-wave terahertz quantum cascade laser has been realized in a two-dimensional photonic crystal structure.
Revolutionary 3D displays
A new development pledges to revolutionize the fittings of future car interiors – 3D displays with homogeneous, fully customizable surfaces.
Molecular switch to change liquid crystal colors
Nanotechnology tool may help in in detecting harmful gases, pathogens, or explosives.
Prolonged optical emission in air-bridged carbon nanotubes
Ultraclean carbon nanotubes hold promise for advances in optical fiber communications, solar cells and LEDs.
Bistable liquid crystal pixels
In a proof-of-concept study, authors in Italy have demonstrated electric field-controlled switching between stable states in a porous material containing nematic liquid crystals.
From carrots to flat-screen TVs: 125 years of liquid crystals
A topical issue of Angewandte Chemie and a GDCh Colloquium in Darmstadt, Germany.
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